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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Breathing Again

Last weekend I spent pretty much all day Saturday and Sunday at our local quilt show. I taught two full-day classes. I am thrilled with how the weekend went, but honestly I'm glad it's over. I feel like I am breathing again. I am relaxed. I was a total nervous wreck for the few days leading up to the quilt show as I was worried about forgetting something important.

As I mentioned in my previous post I entered four quilts into the show. I placed first with two quilts, see next two photos:

Butterfly Fields

Crooked Tree Hill

And I also placed second with the following quilt:

Wonky Stars

Needless to say I was ecstatic about these quilts winning in their categories. The quilt show brought in National Teacher Pamela Goecke Dinndorf of Aardvark Quilts. Pamela is a warm and sharing person and at the banquet on Saturday evening she shared many of her quilts. I love her use of fabric and color.

I finally have got all my teaching materials organized and stashed away, ready for a possible next time. I don't have any teaching gigs coming up at the moment. I haven't had a chance to get back to work in the studio yet, but last evening I got busy with this little hand stitching piece that I first shared with you in my previous post.

When I first started this piece I was unsure where it would go. At some point I took a cue from a monoprint I had done recently and I am creating a similar design with applique.

The vase is made from two layers of embroidered sheer fabrics.

I still have more to add to this piece.

I want to add flower stems and something to suggest a table or ground that the vase is sitting on.